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According to a press release last month from Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear’s office, the graduation rate among Kentucky’s students rose 13.5 percent from 2000 to 2010, making the state the third most improved in the nation.

Heat-related illnesses, such as heat exhaustion and heatstroke, occur when your body can’t keep itself cool. As the air temperature rises, your body stays cool when your sweat evaporates. On hot, humid days, the evaporation of sweat is slowed by the increased moisture in the air. When sweating isn’t enough to cool your body, your body temperature rises, and you may become ill.

The LaRue County School Board last week raised the dropout age from 16 to 18.

In a special meeting June 25, the board discussed the approval of the Senate Bill 97, known as the “Graduate Kentucky” bill passed in March, intended to raise the compulsory drop out age from 16 to 18.

“Districts all across the state have discussed this bill; a few had midnight meetings,” said Superintendent Sam Sanders, during the overview of the bill. “Once 55 (percent of the) districts in the state approve the change it will be a required change.”

Campbellsville University had more than 140 students visit during the weekend of May 23-24 for the first new student orientation of the summer. This orientation is designed to help students learn in a new environment, invest in their futures, navigate life changes and connect to Campbellsville.

Laura Lee Thomas of Hodgenville is one of 24 CU students serving on the orientation team.

The Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Honors Reception to recognize outstanding academic achievement was held April 26 at the State Theater in Elizabethtown. Several categories of achievement were honored, including Honors Students, Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, Program Awards, and Scholarships.